2010-2011 Minimum Postdoc Salary/Stipend Levels

Date: April 5, 2010

To: Faculty Mentors, Staff, and Postdoctoral Scholars

From: Rania Sanford, Assistant Dean, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

Re: Minimum Postdoctoral Scholar Salary/Stipend Levels for 2010-2011


The Vice Provost for Graduate Education Patricia Gumport and Provost John Etchemendy have approved new minimum postdoctoral research scholar salary/stipend levels for 2010-2011, after recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Postdoctoral Affairs chaired by Dr. Michael Longaker.

The university will continue with a salary/stipend increase to postdoctoral scholars. The new minimum levels reflect a 1% increase, across all pay steps. This increase took into account cost of living in the bay area for food, housing, personal items and transportation, the extent of fellowships available to scholars who are funded externally, and the shrinking funding sources available to faculty mentors. Recommendations are compared with NIH NRSA guidelines, as well as allowable NIH stipend levels for Stanford graduate students.

On October 1, 2010, active postdoctoral scholars must receive salary/stipend that is equal to or above the minimum that is appropriate to them based on the years and months of experience on October 1, 2010. Departments should review their records prior to October in order to determine any necessary adjustments in the new fiscal year.

For more information:
Postdoc funding policies and procedures: http://postdocs.stanford.edu/admin/paying_postdocs.html.
Postdoc 2010-2011 salary/stipend scale: http://postdocs.stanford.edu/handbook/salary.html
Downloadable 2010-2011 Salary Calculator online at http://postdocs.stanford.edu/handbook/salary.html

For questions:
Contact me at 725-5075 or by email at raniasanford@stanford.edu or the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs at postdocaffairs@stanford.edu.